Medical Risk Management for Meeting Professionals

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Medical Risk Management for Meeting Professionals

• A Panel Discussion By
• Risk Management Executives Thought Leaders
• August 10, 2008

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Session Description

• A senior panel of risk management thought leaders
  will share firsthand experiences and
  recommendations designed for anyone who faces the
  responsibility of coping with medical liability
  issues at meetings events.
• Skills of a Strategic Meeting Planner from the
  2007 Strategic Meetings Management Handbook
• Health and Safety Factors
• Risk Management
• Security and Emergency Response Planning
• Corporate Social Responsibility

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Session Objectives

• Learn the basics of planning for and handling a
  medical emergency
• Learn how to properly evaluate a meeting site and
  your audience for medical preparedness
• Acquire the necessary tools to ensure a safe and
  risk-averse international program

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Expert Panelists
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Health Safety

• Attentiveness to factors that impact safety,
  communication regarding ways to improve safety,
  and compliance with relevant rules and
  regulations.

Source 2007 Strategic Meetings Management
Handbook
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Health Safety
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International Travel Risks

• Medical Risks
• Destination-specific diseases
• Injury
• Inadequate medical care
• Inconsistent emergency services
• Counterfeit medications, unsafe blood supply
• Language barriers
• Natural Events
• Political Civil Turmoil
• Myth of safe locations

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Risk Management

• Analysis, identification, planning and control of
  those procedures and practices that can adversely
  impact the business.
• Outputs include prevention, contingency planning
  and preparation of alternatives.

Source 2007 Strategic Meetings Management
Handbook
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Common Medical Issues

• Most common emergencies include Sudden Cardiac
  Arrest, food allergies, asthma attacks and trauma
• Non-emergency situations can also intrude upon
  your meeting / event sprained ankle, flu,
  stomach ache, toothache, sore throat, cough, back
  pain, migraine

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Security Emergency Response Planning

• Planning for and response to security problems
  and emergency situations.
• Knowledge of the procedures and methods used to
  ensure the safety security of staff and
  attendees at meetings and events.

Source 2007 Strategic Meetings Management
Handbook
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• The magnitude of a tragedy may be measured by
  the degree to which it could have been prevented.

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Chain of Survival

• Early recognition and call for EMS
• Initiation of basic life support CPR
• Defibrillation
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) with drug
  intervention

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Venue Challenges

• Availability of AED equipment
• Maintenance and testing
• Training of on-site personnel
• Communication / coordination with local EMS for
  transport and definitive treatment

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Contingency Planning

• Focus on principles of the event, not the details
• Know that communication failures will occur
• Empower people with both responsibility
  authority
• Benefits of an effective plan
• Coordination in a time of uncertainty
• Minimize liability
• Speed return to business

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Corporate Social Responsibility
A concept whereby organizations consider the
interests of society by taking responsibility for
the impact of their activities on customers,
suppliers, employees, shareholders, communities
and other stakeholders, as well as the
environment. This obligation is seen to extend
beyond the statutory obligation to comply with
legislation and sees organizations voluntarily
taking further steps to improve the quality of
life for employees and their families as well as
for the local community and society at large.
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Question Answer Session
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Thank You for Your Attendance and Involvement in
Todays Panel !